SomeTrademarksRelatedtotheGreekandRomanMythologyTrademarks…VolkswagenPhaetonStarbucksHTCDroidErisVolkswagenPhaeton大众辉腾ThestoryofPhaetonAccordingtheGreekmythology,PhaetonwasthesonofHelios,whoistheancientgodofthesun.Themotherhadfilledthelad’sheadwithsomanystoriesofhisfatherthattheyouthwasquiteproud.whereverhewenthetoldthosestoriesagainandagainuntileverybodywastiredofhim.So,hisplaymatesaskedhimtoprovethathewasnotaliar.Thegodofthesunwasreadytohelphissonandmethisson’demand,andheeventookanoathbytheStyx.However,hewassurprisedtohearthattheboy’shopewastodrivehisfierycarriage.Hetoldhissonofthedangersontheway,butfailedtochangehismind.AsHelioshadswornbytheStyx,hecouldnotbreakhispromise.Phaetonhappilyjumpedonthecarriageandsetoff.Soonhelosthisway,hegrewpaleatthegreatheightandthevastskyinfrontofhimandbehind.ThehorsesranwildlyandPhaetoncouldn’tholdit.Straightdowntotheearththecarriagedashed,riversweredriedupandcropwithered.Men’scriedofsufferingroseupfromtheburntearth.TheenragedZeussoonfoundthecauseofthetrouble,andgaveoneofhismostpowerfulthunderboltsattheproudandcarelessboywithoutanyhesitation.Phaetondroppedstraightdownintoariveranddied.Starbucks星巴克ThestoryofSirensFaroutinthesea,therewasanisland,ontherockyedgeofwhichlivedthreeSirens.Halfhumanandhalfbird,theSirensisterssatinafieldofflowers,singinginvoicesthatexcitedtheheartsofmen.Theattractivesongsweresosweetthatshipswereattractedtotheislandandstrucktopiecesontherocks.ActingontheadviceofCirce,OdysseustookcarefulpreparationagainsttheSirens.Beforetheirshipscametowheretheycouldhearthesong,Odysseushadhimselftiedtothemast,stoppedtheearsofhismenwithwaxandorderedthemtoignorehisordersandgestureswhentheywerepassingthefatalisland.Soontheycameinsightoftherockyisland,andtheattractivesongreachedtheearsofOdysseus.Itmovedhimsomuchthathestruggledindespairtofreehimselfandshoutedforhismentoturntowardstherichandflowerygrasslandofthesingingsisters.Butnoonepaidanyattentiontohim.Thesailorskeptstraightonuntiltheywerefarawaytheisland.Thenhisfriendsfreedhimandtookthewaxoutoftheirears.ForoncetheSirenshadsungwithnoeffects.Theeldestofthesisters,Partherope,lovedOdysseussomuchthatshethrewherselfintotheseaafterhisshipshadpassed.HTCDroidErisHTC的厄里斯手机ThegoldenappleItstartedwiththemarriagebetweenPeleusandThetis,amortalandaseagoddess.AlmostallgodsandgoddesseswereinvitedtothisrareeventexceptEris,thegoddessofdiscord.TheangeredgoddesscrashedtheweddingbanquetandthrewaGoldenAppleinscribedFortheFairestamongthegoddesses.Hera,Athena,andAphroditefoughtfortheappleimmediately.ZeusorderedthemtotaketheirquarrelelsewhereandinstructedHermestoleadthemtoTroy.ThenheappointedParis,aTrojanprinceofTroytosolvethematter.Allthreegoddessesattemptedtobribehim.Herapromisedhimdominionoverthewholeworld,Athenapromisedhimcertainvictoryineverybattle,andAphroditeofferedhimthemostbeautifulwomanintheworld.ParischoseAphrodite,andasareward,thegoddnesshelpedhimgetHelen.ButinfactHelen,apeerlessbeauty,wasalreadymarriedtothekingofSparta.SoafterParisabductedHelen,theangeredkingdeclaredwaronTroy.